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SVSU's Wassermann Tabbed NSCAA DII "Coach of the Year"

Jan 22, 2013

Release courtesy of the SVSU Sports Information
Department

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -Saginaw Valley State University men's
soccer head coach Cale Wassermann has been named National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the
Year, announced in Indianapolis on Friday evening (Jan.
18). Wassermann, in just his third season, becomes the
first ever NSCAA National Coach of the Year in program history.

Winners of back-to-back GLIAC titles, Wassermann
helped Saginaw Valley post its most successful season in school
history and advanced to the NCAA DII Championship Game for the
first time in program history. In that time Wassermann has
led the Cardinals to an impressive 39-14-10 record and back-to-back
Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Championships. He became just the fourth coach in GLIAC
history to win back-to-back Coach of the Year honors.

Saginaw Valley posted a program-best 18 wins and a 10-1-1
home record in 2012, as well finishing the season ranked No. 2 in
final NSCAA top-25 poll. Senior forward Zach
Myers (Grand Rapids, Mich/Forest Hills Eastern) was named
NSCAA DII National Player of the Year, the first player in program
history to receive the honor. Myers and and senior
goalkeeper Jason
Wise (Troy, Mich.) also became the first two players in
program history to be named All-Americans.

Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Kan., the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America is a non-profit organization
with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve
the soccer community.

The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization
with members at every level of the game. The membership is
primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators,
referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its
members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national
education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and
membership benefits.

For more information about the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America, visit NSCAA.com.